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Smith Coaches' Corner

February 1, 2021

Smith Coaches'CornerFebruary 1, 2021

Important Updates

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Rachel's Updates


  • NEW ITEM: As the afterschool collaboratives,are complete recordings will be added to GPS, under Personal Professional Learning. Here are the recordings for the most recent collaboratives: K-1, 2-3, 4-5.

  • Snapshot 3: The 3rd-5th Grade Reading Snapshot 3 will be the Interim Assessment. The 4th Grade Writing Snapshot 3 will be the 2019 released STAAR test. This assessment will be accessible to teachers and students in MasteryConnect. Students will complete the writing snapshot in the same format as the previous writing snapshots this year.

  • Feb Learning Fair We are excited to facilitate a Learning Fair during the month of February. It is usually only for first and second year teachers but they have opened it up to any teacher who would like to participate. Learning opportunities can be accessed at: bit.ly/learningfair2021

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Alyson's Updates

  • Grade levels will receive an ELL accommodation monitoring form tomorrow. Please put an x on accommodations you are providing your ELL students this year so that we can provide those accommodations for interums and STAAR. Small group is for attention and behaviors only
  • Keep a look out for calendar invites for this Thursday and Friday for TELPAS tutorials during WIN. The students will need to join the tutorial Zoom and be in a location where they are able to speak while participating in the tutorial. VA teachers will need to share the zoom link with only their EL students
  • Updated TELPAS Raters Checklist
  • Updated Smith TELPAS Testing Schedule
  • Writing window Feb 8th -March 4
  • TELPAS writing ideas
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Lisa's Updates

  • ***Classroom Communication Please fill out this form on how you use communication in the classroom by this Friday the 26th, so I can better support you as a DLC. If you have not filled this out please do so.

  • ***BrightBytes- Teachers If you have not done it please do so.

  • 4 Cs - The 4 Cs are critical to our future ready learners. They can help with engagement and many other things in the class. Do you need help with one of them? Reach out and I would love to work with you to help you. 5Cs celebrate and support form

Important Dates

  • Feb 8- What I need Survey is due
  • Feb 8-March 18 at noon Telpas Writing Window
  • Feb 8-12 Brightbytes Survey (this will be extended will update ASAP)
  • Feb 16-March 5 2nd Grade Science Snapshot
  • Feb 16-March 5 3rd Grade Math Snapshot
  • Feb 16-March 5 4th Grade Math Snapshot
  • Feb 18-March 5 3rd Grade Science Snapshot
  • March 15-19 2nd Grade Math Snapshot
  • March 17- 3-5 Math Labsites
  • March 19 - K-2 Math Labsites
  • March 22-April 2 Kinder Match Snapshot
  • March 19 Nearpod Lesson Due. Turn in Here

What I need Survey (Due Feb. 8)

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Bite Size PD

Keeping it short and sweet. You can click on the pic or here for the Bite Size PD link

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Instructional Resources

Here you will find instructional resources for your classroom. You can click on the pic or here for the instructional resources link.
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Tech Tips

Here you will find tech tips for your classroom. You can click on the pic or here for the tech tips link.

Smith Coaches' Corner Website

You can visit here for all your resources and Coaching needs. You will find the Bite Size PDs, instructional resources, and tech tips here. You will also find that each coach has a page that will have information about coaching cycles and important information for you. Click on the picture below or here for the Smith Coaches' Corner website link.